Chapter 39 The Moon and You

 Click…

   "I'm back, Sayu."

   "Welcome back." Sayu walked out of the kitchen with a smile, looked at the empty hallway, and turned her head away, "Yusuke...?"

  Whoa…

   There was a sudden sound of the shower head pouring from the bathroom, and through the frosted glass on the door, Ogihara Sayu could vaguely see a hazy figure.

   "Hey, Yusuke, are you taking a shower?" she asked, knocking on the door.

   "Oh!" There came Kato Yusuke's response: "I'm sorry I took a bath, you can eat dinner first without waiting for me."

   "That's it, then I'll go and warm up the rice, and Yusuke will wash it slowly."

  The sound of footsteps gradually faded away.

   Kato Yusuke sighed, threw the uniform he took off into the washing machine, poured some blue laundry detergent, then closed the door and turned on the power.

   After confirming that the machine was running correctly, he walked into the bathroom with a bath towel.

   "Call..."

  After washing the sweat off his body, Kato Yusuke lay down in the bathtub with his limbs spread out.

  The water temperature was just right, and the misty environment made him relax unconsciously.

   "I didn't take a bath very much before..." Kato Yusuke, who had a towel on his head, muttered to himself lazily.

   While talking, he picked up a handful of water from the bathtub with his hands and poured it on his face, his facial features stretched out.

  Because he found it troublesome, he used to shower most of the time to clean his body. Even if he took a bath occasionally, he would go to the public bathhouse. He would never choose to boil water at home. After all, he has no patience.

   But that was before... Now whether he is after school or get off work, he can enjoy hot meals and bath water every day when he comes home, and there will be someone who will take care of all this and wait for him to come home with peace of mind.

  ""There is a seat at home"...why..."

  Inexplicably, this word I heard from someone chatting appeared in my mind. At this time, I had a little more substantive understanding.

   The bathroom was filled with a faint citrus smell, and the clear water rippled in circles as his body moved.

   "She's already washed..." Kato Yusuke murmured, laying his head down on his back and putting a wrung hot towel on his face, only showing the area below the nose.

   After a long time, a soft sigh sounded in the bathroom.

   "The caregiver and the careee have turned back..."

  …

  After taking a bath

   Kato Yusuke, who changed into pajamas, walked out of the bathroom while wiping his hair with a dry towel.

   "Has it been washed?"

   Sayu, who was sitting at the table, looked over with his hands on his cheeks, and there was a dinner for two in front of him.

   "Didn't I tell you to eat first?" Kato Yusuke walked over.

   "But dinner will be delicious if you eat it together." Sayu said with a grin, removing the plastic wrap from the food one by one.

  Salt-roasted saury, pickled radish, a bowl of rice and miso soup sprinkled with chopped green onion.

  This is dinner for two.

  The combination of meat and vegetables, soup and vegetables, although it looks simple, it gives a warm feeling.

   "Because grilled fish uses a lot of salt, I made the miso soup a little lighter today. I don't know if it suits your taste."

While    said, Sayu handed Kato Yusuke's chopsticks to him.

   "Try it."

   "Thank you." Kato Yusuke nodded, "Then I'll start."

   He first drank a taste of the soup, the green chopped green onion and the brown soup entered his mouth, tasted it with the tip of his tongue for a while, and then swallowed it. Kato Yusuke found that the taste was indeed lighter than usual.

   He took another piece of fish and put it in his mouth. The white fish melted on the tip of his tongue, and with it came the salty taste with the smell of the sea. The fish skin was a little crispy, and it tasted very chewy and at the same time complemented the medium-grain sea salt, which made him exclaim in admiration.

"good to eat."

   Sayu had a soft smile on his face.

   "Great." She said softly, then folded her hands on her chest, "Then I'll start."

   Using chopsticks, he sipped a small piece of fish meat into his mouth and chewed it for a while.

   "Hmm—it's so rough (eat)."

   "Right?" Kato Yusuke smiled, "I have to say that you are really good at cooking."

As soon as the    voice fell, Sayu relaxed and showed a shy smile.

   "You can compliment me a little more," she said.

   Kato Yusuke did not hesitate to give praise, "Well, the world's first."

   "It's really casual!"

   Sayu giggled and put the rice and fish into his mouth.

   "Do you have time on Sunday?"

   Kato Yusuke asked.

   "Huh? What's the matter?"

   Sayu is puzzled.

   Kato Yusuke drank another flavored soup, "If you don't have any arrangements, let's go shopping together in the nearby shopping mall."

   A pair of beautiful eyes suddenly widened.

   "Is this a date?" she asked with a wink.

   Kato Yusuke took a bite of the pickled radish and asked without answering, "Will you go?"

   "Go—!" He seemed to agree without thinking for a moment, and then he seemed to realize that something was wrong. Sayu looked away from the face of the man opposite, stared at the table and whispered, "I'm going..."

   "Really." Kato Yusuke's eyes showed a smile, "Then it's settled, I will ask for leave tomorrow for part-time jobs."

"Um!"

   Sayu nodded vigorously, with a satisfied smile on his face.

   Seeing this, Kato Yusuke took a bowl and took another bite of the pickled radish to hide his smile.

  click

  The crispy radish was bitten into pieces, and after swallowing it, there was still a little sweetness between the lips and teeth, which was very wonderful.

   This radish is really delicious…

   Kato Yusuke thought so.

  I don't know whether the food is delicious or the people are delicious, after all, it is delicious.

  …

  After eating

   Kato Yusuke stacked the dishes and prepared to help Sayu clean up together.

   "Ah, no need, no need." Sayu hurriedly stopped: "Yusuke, just go and rest."

   Kato Yusuke shook his head: "Would it be faster for two people to do it together than one person?"

   "That's right..." Sayu shook his head, "But that's not what you said!"

  She walked up, pushed Kato Yusuke to sit on the bed, and said in a reproachful tone, "I'm the one who promised to be responsible for the housework, right?"

   "I'm just helping a little bit, don't exaggerate." Kato Yusuke said with a wry smile, then stood up, "I don't have anything to do now anyway."

   "No way!" Sayu angrily pushed him back on the bed, then, "Eh, ah ah ah ah!"

  Put

  The world suddenly fell silent.

  The sound of their breathing echoed in their ears, and they could clearly feel the temperature on each other's bodies as they pressed against the skin.

   Mint is intertwined with citrus notes.

   Sayu raised his head slightly, and the strands of hair that fell on his shoulders fell lightly with gravity, brushing Kato Yusuke's nose, making him feel a little itchy.

  Under the dim light, the eyes of the two met, and they quietly looked at themselves in each other's eyes.

   Maybe it lasted ten seconds, or it seemed to last a few minutes.

   Kato Yusuke opened his mouth, just about to say something.

   "Humm..."

The    mouth was filled with the soft lips that came from the invasion, and the following words became meaningless vocal words.

  Long time, lips divided.

   The girl whose face was dyed red looked at him fixedly, her amber eyes filled with water vapor, she put her head gently on the boy's chest, and murmured, "...mine."

  The teenager was silent, just looking up at the ceiling and lying on the bed, with one hand wrapped around her waist.

   After a while, a low male voice rang out in the room. Susu's, again with a bit of magnetism.

   "Sayu."

"Um…"

   "What was that just now?"

"make a mark…"

   The girl said lazily, her head full of blue silk sprinkled on the boy's chest, quietly listening to his heartbeat.

   After a long time, the boy spoke again.

   "That's not right."

   "What's wrong...?" The girl raised her head, "You don't like it?"

   "Yeah." The boy nodded.

   The girl's eyes turned red immediately, and the water vapor in her eyes condensed into tears, swirling in her eye sockets.

   "Puchi." The young man laughed, "I didn't mean that."

   He reached out and wiped the tears from the corner of the girl's eyes.

   Facing the other party's aggrieved and puzzled eyes, he said word by word.

   "I remember the book said that you should stick your tongue out."

  "…!"

   "Also...it's not impossible..."